Canon's rare lens produces images full of special effects [gallery]

The image above by photographer Bryan Soderlind was taken with a Canon 50mm F / 1.0 lens (learn more about what this F / 1.0 means through this link). You might be wondering what this lens is all about, isn't it? According to the folks at Fstoppers, it went out of business 12 years ago and is now a popular item for rare photographic equipment hunters.

At the time when it was still marketed, the Canon 50mm F / 1.0 was the fastest lens available on the market - due to its super aperture - until it was replaced by the F / 1.2 as a bad lens. However, this lens also has something very good, and this is the bokeh, that is, the effect produced in out-of-focus areas when shooting at full aperture.

As you can see in the gallery below, the images are not particularly sharp, but the lens can produce very interesting and extremely beautiful effects such as rainbows and other sparkles. And if you're interested in trying to hunt down a Canon 50mm F / 1.0, prepare your pocket! When they are found, some of them are sold for up to $ 8, 000.